Inquiry: construct defintion for language tests

[Tobias Haug]

Dear all,

For my ongoing research on developing tests for sign languages, I  
have already posted inquiries regarding spoken language tests before  
on this list and always received a lot of support – I want to thank  
the list for the input.

Today, I am again contacting you with an inquiry on language testing.  
Those of you who are involved in the process of language test  
development and/or adaptation (both theory and practice) know that  
one important step in language test construction is how the  
researcher defines (in correspondence with the purpose of the test)  
the test construct, e.g., “language proficiency”, “communicative  
competence” (e.g., Haynes; Canale & Swain; Bachman) or “language  
comprehension”?

My test targets language comprehension in deaf children 4-8 years  
old. I am acquainted with the most common theories on language  
acquisition, but for  those of you on the list who work in language  
test development, I was wondering on which theories you personally  
base your construct definition?

Any suggestions and ideas are welcome.

Many thanks in advance.

Greeting from sunny Zurich, Switzerland.


Tobias

Tobias Haug
Fax: +49-721-50 96 63 147
tobias.haug at signlang-assessment.info
http://www.icsla.org
http://www.signlang-assessment.info
http://www.projekt.gebaerdensprachtest.de





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